AGF_Geographical Names Validation in West Java

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ASIA GEOSPATIAL FORUM 2011

The Use of 1:25000 Scale Topographic Mapsin Geographical Names Validation in WestJava, Indonesia

Ratna Mayasari, ST 1, Aji Putra Perdana, S.Si 1, Wildan Firdaus, ST 2

1 Staff of Pusat Pemetaan Dasar Rupabumi-BAKOSURTANAL2 Staff of Bidang Basisdata Pusat Pemetaan Dasar Rupabumi-BAKOSURTANAL

Office: Jln. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong 16911. INDONESIA.Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Abstract

Geographical Names is one of the layers in 1:25000 Scale Topographic Mapsand it has been used for geographical names validation. Geograpichal names ortoponym is not only for mapping but also useful for good governance by standardizationof topographical names. Standardization policy of geographical names is contained inPresidential Decree 112/2006 (Perpres 112/2006) on the National Team of GeographicalName Standardization. Information of geographical names are dynamically changingwith the regional expansion due to regional autonomy. That is why we are found some

different names or different in writing in the toponym information in Topographic Map1:25.000 scale. This paper describes the problems in Toponym Validation for WestJava.

Key words: Topographic Map, Geographical Names, Toponym Validation, West Java

Introduction

1:25.000 scale topographic maps generated by Pusat Pemetaan Dasar-Bakosurtanal not only

used solely for the spatial development plan or district / city, but the 1:25.000 scaletopographic maps are an important part and major element in the toponym validationactivities.

Bakosurtanal with Departemen Dalam Negeri (Depdagri), Departemen Kelautan danPerikanan (DKP) and Jawatan Hidro Oseanografi (JANHIDROS) TNI-AL , has theresponsibility to inventory and validate of geographical names. The four institutions are

joined the National Team of Geographical Names Standardization based on GovernmentRegulation (PP) number 112 in 2006.


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The Presidential Regulation is a follow-up of the Resolution No.4/1967 of the first UnitedNations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, 1967, recommends eachstate forms a national geographical names authority and Resolution No.15/1987 of the UnitedNations urge that countries those do not yet have national geographical names authorities toproceed without delay to establish them, with the status, composition, functions andprocedures specified in resolution no.4/1967 (DG PUM, 2010).

In the Presidential Regulation No.112/2006 on the organizational structure of National Teamof Standardization Geographical Names, Minister of Home Affairs as Chairman and itsmembers are the Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of MaritimeAffairs and Fisheries, and Minister of National Education. Then Chief Bakosurtanal as

Secretary and Director General of Public Administration as second secretary and itsimplementation is assisted by the Implementation Team and the Secretariat. Inimplementation of the national standardization of geographical names, established aStandardization Geographical Names Committee of Province and District / City, which is setby the Governor and Regent / Mayor, in an effort to strengthen the role of regions ingeographical names standardization activities.

Geographical names standardization activities in Indonesia is done in stages and this year waslast year for the geographical names standardization of administrative regions. The activity forWest Java Province region which was conducted in July 2011 in Bandung was attended bylocal officials to provincial district level.

Aims

The purpose of the validation toponym activities of West Java Province region, conducted bythe Implementation Team and the Secretariat of the National Team of Geographical NamesStandardization, is in line with the main purpose of geographical names standardization.

Geographical name standardization has important objectives as follow:1. to achieve orderly administration in the field of geographical names

standardization in Indonesia,2. to ensure the orderly administration of the territory within the framework of the

Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI),3. to realize the national gasetir in order to make uniform geographical names in

Indonesia,4. to achieve the accurate data and information regarding the geographical names

throughout the NKRI, both for national and international development interests.

This paper describes the implementation of the validation of toponyms in the province of West Java. Validation in question is a validation of the administrative capital, including


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provincial capitals, districts and cities, and sub-districts. The data used is the map scale1:25.000 RBI areas of West Java.

Methodology

The method used is checking the results of field surveys and the formulir that has been filledby a local implementation team and data that has been prepared by national teams. Theactivities are generally consist of stages of preparation, execution and finalization.

This preparation activity consists of an inventory of the number and name of theadministrative region conducted by the Directorate General of PUM Kemdagri andpreparation of the geospatial information carried by the Bakosurtanal in this regard by thestaff toponimi under the Pusat Pemetaan Dasar Rupabumi.

Technical preparation includes checking the number of map sheet number and scale of themaps are available for the study area. Then do an inventory of map sheet number and doregistration for a topographical map sheets which have been scanned or digital data which isalready have simple cartographic layout.

The aim of using RBI map scans or digital data, that has a standard symbol, is to make localteam of geographical names standardization recognize objects around topographical namesare validated, besides they have plotted the coordinates of the location of geographical nameswhich will be validated.

Description of NLP and the District of West Java province are following:


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Figure 1. Numbers of Districts and RBI Map Sheet in West Java Province. Indonesia

Validation is held by collecting data in the form of the name, history, the meaning of thename, location, potential. After the data is prepared and ready to use, then localimplementation team conducted a meeting about geographical names standardization.National teams consisting of Dirjen PUM Kemdagri, Kementrian Kelautan dan Perikanan,Dittop AD and Bakosurtanal is divided into six groups for doing the validation of geographical names in the region of West Java Province.


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After the form is filled, it will be validated and compiled by the national teams. Then the

tabular data will be processed and combined with geospatial data that can be built into adatabase for toponym. These database can be further processed into gazetteer.

Figure 2. Illustration for geographical names validation's result of West Java Province,Indonesia


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Discussion

From this activity has been carried out verification of the 625 subdistrict which is divided into26 districts/ cities. The spatial data used to determine the location of the office of district / cities / subdistrict is RBI map scale 1:25.000. Figure 2 below shows the difference of thelocation between RBI map's data and validation results. But, there is no indication whetherthis is because of different office building or indeed the RBI map is not yet correct. Thereforeit is necessary to ask whether there is changing of the office's location or error of the RBImaps or mistakes in showing the location by local implementation team.

Figure 2. The use of Topographic Map Scale 1:25.000

The problem that we found during the validation process is mostly caused by:

1. delay between data acquisition and validation, so there is some areas have undergonechanges or developments

2. error of showing the office's location on the map because of we can not use the street'sname

3. the implementation team do not fully understand yet how to do a validation


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Fortunately, the RBI maps contain geographical name elements, public utilities, and alsoavailable in digital format. So they are very helpful as a guidance for the validation activities.

From the validaton results is known that:

1. Number of districts / cities from Bakosurtanal's data is equal to the number of districts / cities which are validated.

2. There are differences in the number of subdistrict between Bakosurtanal's data andvalidation results due to regional growth. For example, in Garut, Bakosurtanal stillhave 31 registered subdistricts, but from the results of validation is known that thedistrict is now divided into 42 subdistricts.

3. There are differences of the administration area type between Bakosurtanal's data andvalidation results. For example, City of Tasikmalaya, some areas was recorded as thedesa on map, but from the validation results is found all areas of the city has turnedinto a kelurahan (because most of kelurahan formerly get into the Tasikmalayaregency).

Conclusions and Recommendations

From discussion above we can see that some problems still come up, but the geographicalnames validation should still be done. We must anticipate changes due to regional autonomyin Indonesia. Because it will increase the region numbers. Geographical names must bestandardized because it is a direct and intuitive access point to other sources of information,which can be helping in decision making. The results of the validation optimally used as inputin the change of geographical names in Indonesia for updating topographic mapping (RBImaps). Without the standardization in geographical names, there would be confusion andchaos in economic and social life.

As for suggestions for the next validation, it is necessary to give a note on the validationresults (especially on their spatial data) to determine whether changes in the office locationcaused by displacement from the initial position on a map or other cause.


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AcknowledgementsThis paper is derived from our experiences in the preparation, execution and finalization. Wewould like to express my sincere thanks to Head of The Center for Topographic BaseMapping and our colleagues in Topographic Base Mapping Center who have assisted in thepreparation of RBI maps as the main ingredient of geographical name validation, Ditjen PUMKemdagri, Implementation Team and our collegues in The Secretariat of the National Teamof Geographical Name Standardization.

References

Mayasari, Ratna and Juniati, Ely, 2010, Report of the Implementation Validation ToponimiAdministrative Region of West Java province, the Centre for Topographic BaseMapping-Bakosurtanal, Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia (unpublished).

DG PUM, 2010, Topographic Names Standardization Policy, Volume I Toponimi BulletinNo.1, February 2010, ISSN: 2086-311X. Bakosurtanal, Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia.

Presidential Regulation No.112/2006 on the National Team for Standardization TopographicNames

http:www.bakosutanal.go.id/Bakosurtanal% 20% 20Tata% 20Nama% 20Rupabumi.htmaccessed on Sept 10 th 2011

http:www.bakosutanal.go.id/Bakosurtanal% 20% 20Pentingnya% 20Pembakuan% 20Nama-name% 20Rupabumi.htm accessed on Sept 10 th 2011


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Paper Reference No. : PN-75Title of the paper : The Use of Topographic Map Scale 1:25.000 in Geographical Names

Validation in West Java, Indonesia

Name of the Presenter : Aji Putra Perdana, S.Si

Author (s) Affiliation : Pusat Pemetaan Dasar Rupabumi Bakosurtanal

Mailing Address : Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong 16911. Indonesia

Email Address : [email protected]

Telephone numbers : +62-21-87901254

Fax number : +62-21-87901254

Brief Biography

Name : Ratna Mayasari, STPlace of Birth : Kediri, December 1 st, 1987

Education : S1 Degree Geomatics Engineering, Fakultas Teknik Sipil danPerencanaan, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November-ITS , Surabaya,Indonesia (2006-2010).

Position : Staff of Pusat Pemetaan Dasar Rupabumi Bakosurtanal sinceDecember 2010 till now

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